Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On completion of this subject students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:

  1. Articulate the key historical and theoretical underpinnings of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) 
  2. Relate the role of reflection in learning and teaching to engagement in SoTL 
  3. Substantiate the role of SoTL in contemporary higher education  
  4. Identify how pedagogical inquiry can lead to improvements in learning and teaching practice and student outcomes
  5. Critically assess SoTL outputs to provide colleagial constructive feedback.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Notre Dame Australia

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• UND-HED-MAS-2024 - Master of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
• UND-HED-GDI-2024 - Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

Elective

• UND-HED-GCE-2024 - Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• UND-EDUC5115-Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education

• UND-EDUC5116-Designing Curriculum for Effective Learning

• UND-EDUC5117-Principles and Practices of Assessment and Evaluation

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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